It’s difficult to be original when coming up with a fancy dress outfit, as many of the best ideas have already been done.
But these people managed to be extremely creative when rustling up their outfits – by using some very clever visual puns.
The hilarious pictures, compiled by Bored Panda, include twists on well-known characters, along with popular phrases.
Some may take you a while to get, but you should get there if you think about them very literally…
Social media users have been sharing photos of creative fancy dress costumes involving visual puns – including this man dressed up as Internet Explorer
This couple managed to put a twist on the traditional Homer and Marge Simpson costumes – with the man dressing up as the Greek poet
Instead of dressing up as the biscuit, this red head decided to hang a series of loaves around his neck instead
Another food-related costume involved a woman dressing up as Disney princess Belle, with tacos sewn onto the bottom of her skirt – in order to be popular chain Taco Bell
This man meanwhile dressed up as both a Disney and Game Of Thrones character – to make him Jon Snow White
Following a visit to his local paint store, this man transformed himself into Fifty Shades of Grey
Thinking outside the box, this couple dressed up as The Atoms Family, as a twist on the famous Adams Family
With his yellow and black stripes and white face paint, this man decided to go to his party as a ‘zom-bee’
This very creative man decided to go as a ‘chick magnet’ – although it’s not clear if he impressed the girls with his look
Taking inspiration from the new film, this pair decided to dress up as Black Pink Panther
Instead of just dressing up as two Frenchmen, this pair decided to go as a ‘French Kiss’ – inspired by the rock band
Managing to get their baby involved in the fun as well, this couple dressed up as the Vanilla Ice song ‘Ice ice baby’
What better way to make use of your old Amazon boxes than to dress up as Amazon Prime – with the help of the Transformer Optimus Prime
Many of us are familiar with the blue screen of death – re-created perfectly by this person
This couple’s costume was simple yet effective – going to their party as the Black Eyed Peas
This person used the 80s sitcom ALF – to transform himself into Gand-alf with his costume
Meanwhile, this man decided to go as Netflix and chill – while helpfully bringing a bag of ice to the party as well